Part 4: Enter the Vault

[Olvelsper]

The golem slowly rose to its feet, the piston on the right arm at its limit as the pressure finally collected. It rushed the bear and reared back before launching its right fist at it, releasing the collected steam out in a mighty blast  upon contact.

[Dracos]

The fist impacted with a neat sound you don't hear too often.  The type of sound that occurs with ribs break from a blow from behind.  If the bear wasn't hurting before, it certainly was now as it stumbled, moving towards the pink fleshy things.

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[Olvelsper]

The golem quickly reached over the beast and held it with all its strength, digging its feet into the desert sand to keep it from moving towards his more vunerable comrades.

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder, still flung from the recoil of the first shot, springs into the air using a handstand and grins once more.

"Time to make a fur rug out of this thing..."

Ryder then teleports to the side of the bear, the momentum still flinging him towards it... and with a spin, a gun pointed right at it's head.

"ANNIHILATING... OH FUCK THIS! DIE BITCH!"

And with a great degree of action movie coolness, Ryder shot another plasmic bullet at the bear's ear, the recoil sending him flying back once more...

[Dracos]

The blast traveled through, searing a bit of Jan's head as it nearly missed getting him too.  The beast, headless, fell back against jan.

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[Olvelsper]

The golem let the headless bear drop from its grasp as it began thudding towards the others, stopping halfway between them and the dead beast in a crouch. As before, the bolts along its arms and backs fell off its body as it released a thick cloud of steam to obscure its form.

A haggard Jan shook his head as he took one last glance at the bear. "And this is the kind of thing that'll be waiting for you near the tower most likely, Darx."

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx neatly lands, folding his wings and sheathing his sword.

"We took it down, did we not? If anything at the tower attacks us, we'll finish it off, too."

[Olvelsper]

"I can't afford to go to the tower quite yet. I have to find out what's going on in that village with the wolves..." Jan trailed off as he continued to lead the way back to New Brunswick.

[Dracos]

Days past and they arrived at New Brunswick, the dusty little town not having changed much.

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[Dexie Oblivion]

"Hmph, I hate this town..."

[Olvelsper]

"You don't have to worry about being shot here. Anyway, thanks for your help, everyone. And here's the map to the tower. I'd recommend waiting for a while though, Darx."

[Olvelsper]

Jan went off to drop off the parts as the others scattered about to relax.

[Dracos]

And so the act ended, the adventurers having arrived at the wasteland.

Join us next week as we see how they survive in the horrors as we begin Act 2: Survival.

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